Abstract
Leaf and stem extracts of popular green roof vegetation, Portulaca grandiflora, were used for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles. The synthesized gold nanoparticles were characterized using UV–visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis. FTIR results indicated the presence of proteins and polyphenols in plant extracts which were responsible for the reduction and stabilization of gold nanoparticles. SEM and TEM images confirmed the formation of spherical, rhombus, triangular, tetragonal, pentagonal, rods and hexagonal shaped gold nanoparticles. The size of the particles was in the range of 8 and 72 nm. The antiproliferative effects of synthesized gold nanoparticles were assessed using C6 glioma human cancer cells. Results indicated that gold nanoparticles synthesized using leaf extracts (150 µg/mL) and stem extracts (200 µg/mL) of P. grandiflora decreased the viability of C6 glioma cell lines up to 50%. © 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 35: 1732–1740, 2016
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